Re: Toxic Trivia

["Philippe Duport" <pduport@home.com>]

Most of Po-218 atoms are born as positive ions from the decay of Rn-222 and
are necessarily monoatomic.  Positive Po ions react with O2 to form PoO2+ or
PoO+ and probably more complex molecules, but virtually none will contain
more than member of the radon decay series.  In their way towards Pb-206, it
seems unlikeley that clusters containing more than one radioactive atom of
the decay series elements will ever form.  It seems unlikely that molecules
containing only one atom of Po will coagulate to form a metallic mass.  In
these conditions, is it appropriate to think of the volatility of molecules
containing only one atom?

Philippe Duport
pduport@home.com or pduport@uottawa.ca




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> > It might be that polonium metal is very volatile, but I doubt (!!! this
> > means that it is not possible) that it occurs in the metallic form in
> > tobacco!
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> Does anyone know the chemical form of polonium in tobacco in cigarettes?
In the
> smoke that is inhaled?  In the lungs after deposition?  Al Tschaeche
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